Drilling-machine.



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DRILLING MACHINE.

APPLICAHON FILED SEPT. 10. $917.

Patented Mar. 11, 1919.

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Patented Mar. 11,, 1919.

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HERMAN W. SCHATZ, OF NORWOOD, AND AUGUSTUS 1M. SOSA, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNORS TO THE AMERICAN TOOL WORKS COMPANY, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, vA

CORPORATION OF OHIO.

Specification of Letters-Patent.

DRILLING-MACHINE.

Application filed September 10, 1917. Serial No. 190,653.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

- Be it known that we, HERMAN WV. ScHA'r'z and Auous'rus M. Sosa, citizens of the United States, residing, respectively, at Norwood and at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have jointly invented certain new and useful Improvements in Drilling-Machines, of which the following is a specification. ,7

()ur invention relates to means for driving the drill-spindle of a drilling machine at a. plurality of selective speeds. It is the object of our invention to provide novel means whereby a. wide range of speeds is obtained for the drill-spindle in manner to avoid excessive variations in the speeds of rotation of the driving gears.

For obtaining the wide variations without excessive variations in speeds of rotation of the driving gears, we employ an internally toothed gear and an externally toothed gear about the axis of rotation of the drill spindie, and gearing selectively rotating said drill-spindle either by means of said internal gear orsaid external gear.

t is the object of our invention further, to provide a drilling machine with means for obtaining a. variety of low speeds exerting comparatively great leverage upon the drill-spindle for rotating the same, and with means for obtaining a variety of comparatively high speeds, and during such latter speed relation employing the internal gear by means of which the great leverage is obmined, as a flywheel for aiding in the rotation and insuring uniformity of speed throughout the range of comparatively high speeds; and, further, to so arrange the elements that the axes of rotation of the drivso as to provide a wide range of selective speeds for feeding the drill-spindle axially throughout its range of low speed ratios,

and throughout its range of high speed rat os.

' Instancing the advantages of our invention, it may be stated that if it is desired to impart selective high speeds of rotation to the drill-spindle, employed for irstauce when using a comparatively small drilling tool or adrilling tool having a light duty to. perform, these speeds are imparted to the externalgea-r about the spindle. which is a gear of comparatively small diameter and has a gear of comparatively large diameter operating the same, so that high speeds of rotation may be imparted to the drill-spindle without necessitating excessive speeds of rotation in the variable speedgearing. If

it is desired on the other hand, to impart selective low. speeds of rotation to the drill spindle, as when using a large drill or a drill having a heavy duty to perform, these speeds are imparted to'the internal gear, which is a gear of large diameter about the drillspindle, operated bya pinion of comparatively small diameter, preferably having an axis of rotation coincident with the ,axis of rotation of said gear of comparatively large diameter, so that selective low speeds of rotation may be imparted to the drill-spindle by the some variable speed gearing without excessive variation of speed in said variable speed gearing, the axes of rotation of said comparatively large speed-imparting gear and said comparatively small speed-imparting pinion being located between the pitchlines of said external gear and, said internal gear about the spindle providing a compact arrangement.

The invention will be fuither readily understood from the following description and claims, and from the drawings, in which latter:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a drilling machine, embodying our invention.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of thesame with parts broken away.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the drill-head, partly broken away, shown mounted upon the radial drill-arm, partly broken away.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal cross-section of the same, taken in the plane of the line 44 of Fig. 6.

' Fig. 5 a horizontal cross-section of the same, taken in the plane of the line of .Fig. 6.

of Fig. 5.

Fig. T is a left side elevation of lhe same, the drill-head easlng being partl hrouen away. I

Fig. 8 is a right side elevation of the same, with the aising partly broken away.

Fig 9 is a horizontal cross-suction of ihe same, taken in. the plane of the line 3P4) of Fig. (3.

Fig. 10 is; detail cross-scciion of the clutch mechanism. taken in the plane of the line 10-40 of Fig. .1.

Fig. 11 is a. detail section 0 5 one of the operating arms of the shifting ineclninisin, taken on the line. l1l1 of T.

Fig. 12 is a. detail of the shifting mechanism, taken in the plane oi the line l2-12 of Fig. 7.

Fig. 13 a detail of the shifting mechanism, tal'en in lhe plane ol' the line l l lil of Figrj i.

Fig}. 1+ is an axial sec 'ion oi the exemplified feed changing means. taken onthe line 14 l-lof Fi Fig. 1.5 is a. lmrizonl'al cross-secl'ion .l e i in the plane of the line l5 l5 of i showing a modified form oi' ihe invi'ail'ion; and,

Fig. ll; is a i'erlical section oi lhis mm 1:- ca'tion taqen in lheplane of the irregiilar l line ill-A 15.

We have exemplified our invention as applied in a radial drilling machine. including the: usual base 2 from which a post 2i. extends upwardly. a rotatable suppor'ring column 22 being received about the postand supported and adjusted in usual manner. A hearing: oi" a radially extending: drillarm 24 is adjusted up and down upon the supporting' (column. A drill-head is adjustable lengihwiscof the (lllll'lillll, and supports the drilhspindle 26 and its driving and feeding mechanism.

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The lal er mechanism actun zcd by a cross-shalt 27 extending lengthwise oi the drill-arm. The cross-shaft is exemplified as driven h a \ariahle-npeed drive. which may include a shaft 525 having a step-pulley 21') thereon driven from a. suitable source of power. )rher speed varying means may he employed. if desired. The power transmit ting IHPOilzUliSrI'] between shaft and (he cross-shaft of the drill-arm preferal coniprisr-s gearing 3O connecting shalt with an upriqht shar' 3] extending throng-1 fl Yen in lireeti'ons in usual manner, as by .nrin operated by the shaft 31, has lhreadul connection wilh av nut l3 on the duh-axial barring for adjusting the drillarm to elevation.

ihe drill-head is exemplified as adjuglied lengthwise of the drill-arm and the crossshai t, Figs. 1, l and 8), by means of pinion 46 upon The (lllll-l1.2l(l engaging a rack 47 extending lengthwise of the drillarni. The pinion is rotated by a. gear 48 on a shalt if? Journaled in the drill-head and having a worm-wheel 50 fast thereon. The worm-wheel is meshed by a worm 51 on a sha l 52 jOHlllllil. in the drilhhend, and

opu'ai'eil by a hand'wheel .lho drill-spindle is rotirahlc in non l m can. she

hy a. worin-\\'hc.cl 3. A worm SS jonrnalcd in the drill-head meshes with ihe wornvwheel.

'lhe shaft (38 is arranged to he driver either l a hanihwheel (S9 or by a variable gear set ii), a clutch 71 operai'ed hy a handle 72 being arranged to connect he variable {,ZHU set with the worm (37, or die-engage the same therefrom.

lhe variable gear sci inslanced as eon prising' a pair of intern'ieshing' nestsof gears 73, 4, the nest of gears 73 being on a shaft 7:: journaled in the drill-head and having a gear 7 3 rhcreon which meshes with a gear and down in the re, lay having: a (:irenlar toothed rack 57 thereon ciw'agvl hjw' n pinion on shall; (seealso l 77 about the hill-spindle. The gears of the nesi of gears 7%. (see als Fig. ll are relatively loose ahoul a sleeve 78 iournnled in hearin 's if on lhe drill-head. n 80 haing i wiih the sleeve meshing with a gear (51 'iasli on the sha '8. A du 21;;- lcey 555 p'votcd on a rod Elli movable up l'iai'i'r e 0 thereon. for positioning -the wri' alien to its gears,

l l iahy loose abo'ni the 'e v arranged to he r irough a sloi- 92 in $21M l; l 93 nrthe respective. L mire loe; about the sleeve wears, rings 9% l 1 i l (ween proximate gears or 0 gagcl'nent of the duekingdis with said loose gears when the ducking-he is in i'ianfeve se Y ilion to extend into the 1 1a ige of any min or said QLnrs.

The mechanism for relating the dril spindle comprises an internal gear 101 and an external gear 102 about the drill-spindle and having axes of rotation coincident with the axis of rotation of the drill-spindle. (See Figs. 3, 6, 7 and '8.) The internal gear is exemplified as of inverted cup shape and provided with an upper substantially close web between the hub and the teeth of the gear, It is shown as fast with a sleeve 103 journaled 'in'a bearing 104 in the drillhead, the drill-spindle having axial movement in the sleeve, fixed rotatably thereto by means of a spline-connection 105. The external gear 102 is also fast with the sleeve. The gear 77 for driving the variable feed for the spindle is also shown fast with this sleeve. Other means of connection may be employed. I

The internal. gear is shown of comparatively large diameter and is arranged to halve variable speed gearing operatively connected therewith for imparting low speed ratios to the drill-spindle, and the external gear is shown of comparatively small diameter and arranged to have variable speed gearing operatively connected therewith for imparting high speed ratios to the drillspindle, the internal gear preferably acting with a fly-Wheel effect upon the rotationof the drill-spindle when the latter is being rotated at its high speed ratios.

A comparatively small driving gear 106, or pinion, is arranged-to coact with the internal gear and a comparatively large driving gear 107 is arranged to coact with the external gear, the axes of rotationof said driving gears being preferably located in the space between the cylindrical projections of the pitch-line's ofthe teeth of the internal gear and external gear.

The driving gears are fast with a sleeve 108 journaled in a bushing 109-, the bushing having axial movement by means of a splineconnection 110 in a bearing 111 in the drillhead," the sleeve being rotatable in the bushing, and the bushing and sleeve being axially movable in the bearing for selective engagement of the pinion 106 with the internal gear or of the driving gear 107 with the external gear.

A shaft 112 is journaled in a bearing 113 in the drill-head. The sleeve 108 has splineconnection 114 with said shaft for maintaining driving connection between said shaft and sleeve at the'various axial relations between the sleeve and its bushing and the shaft. The pinion 106 may be movediinto the bearing 111 when the driving gear 107 is caused to mesh with the external gear.

The shaft 112 is arranged to have various speeds imparted thereto, which are transmitted either to the low-speed or high spced gearing about the spindle, for imparting va-' riable speeds to either the low-speed or the high peed gearing. For accomplishing of the respective clutches.

this, a variable-speed driving connection is provided between shaft 112 and a shaft 117.

This variable-speed driving connection is inhaving spline-connection 124with said shaft.

The shaft 117 is journaled in bearings 125 in the drill-head and is arranged to be driven in opposite directions. It is provided with a bevel-gear 126 fixed thereto. Bevel-gears 127, 128, are in mesh with the bevel-gear 126 at opposite sides of the latter for selectively rotating said bevel-gear 127 in opposite directions by means of the cross-shaft 27. (See also'Fi'gs. 9 and 10.)

The means for selectively engaging gears 127, 128, with the cross-shaft may include a sleeve 129, exemplified as having spline-connection 130 with the cross'shaft, and arranged to be moved lengthwise of the crossshaft with the drill-head, as by being journa-led in bearings 131 on the drill-head. The gears 127, 128, are instanced as loosely mounted upon the rotating sleeve, with suitable clutching means between said sleeve and each of said gears, whereby the gears be selectively rotated-with the sleeve and the cross-shaft, by expanding the clutch-bands are arranged to be selectively expanded by a key 135 having a lever-actuating knob 136 thereon for the lever 137 of each of the clutches. The key is instanc t d as sliding in a keyway in sleeve 129, and is preferably so arranged that shifting of the key to expand one or the other of the clutch-bands will release the opposite clutch-band so thatitmay be automatically returned to non-clutching position. The key is shifted axially of sleeve 129 by a manually oscillated rod 138,

the operating handle 139 of which is preferably conveniently positioned relative to the position of the operator of the machine.

The oscillating rod is provided with an arm 140 having a roller 141 thereon coacting the opposed walls of a recess 142 of a fork 143 slidable laterally on'tlie shaft 144 in bearings 145 of the drill-head, the fork coacting with a collar 146 in, an annular groove 147 of the latter.

The selective driving connections between shaft 112 and the drill-spindle, and between shafts 117 and 112, are preferably independently controlled by mechanism adapted to be manually actuated. (See Figs. 1,4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.) Instanci'ng this arrangement. the axially movable sleeves 108, 123, of the respective selective driving connections, are preferably adapted to be The clutch-bands moved axially by shifting foam 152, 113- served in suitahle annular grooves 153,

I formed in the sleeves 308, 123, respectively. The shitting;- forks a e. exemplified as extending laterally from shitting sleeves 155, 1545.; which are slidahlv nuuu ted upon guiderods 15?. fixed in the drill-head.

The shifting eves are adapted to he in dependently slid up and down upon their guide-rods by suitable motion transmitting means, preferably actuated by rocking members 1:39, 160, respectively. (See also Fi These rocking n'iemhers, exemplified respectively as a sleeve. and a shaft upon which the sleeve rotataloly mounted, are instaneed as journaled respeeilvely on the drill-hid in hearings 161, 162, with their axis rotation 7 ending" transversely of the drill-head, e iiiotion-transmitting mechanism hetv een the rocking members and the sl 't'ting' :iifitfiufi 156. preferably 11 include rack, 19?}, 1 .34, on the shifting sleeves,

and sec or lating' sleeve 1 the sectothe rachs t 165, 166, tixed to the oscilhatt respectively.

are arranged to actuate it'ting sleeves, either by t-l the racks, as exemplid rack 163, or through the medium ot a t" nsmittiugg" pinion, which is exemplified at as interposed between and meshing wit "car 166 and rack 16%, at p L osite sides of it axis of rotation. The shatt of the. transmitting pinion is journaled in a. suitable hearing 169. The shiftim sleeveshm thus adapted to he moved in the desired direction upon their guiderods, by partially rotating their respective oscillator actuating members in selective reversible directions. 4

The scillator v sleeve and shaft, are preterably imlependently partially rotated in either dirretion l v reeiju'ocator v members 171.172, which are instanced as provided with racks 173, 17 in meshin engagement with sectongears 11 5. 1"" tast upon the shaft and sleeve E S})Q(Zii\'(l)'.

The reciprocatory memhers are exemplitied as actuated h seetor gears 1.81, 182,

which are instaneed rotatable. with sleeves L 184, and reape :elv arranged for actuk' ent with racks 185,

atiug meshing en Q CDC-Q 1%, upon the reciprocatorv members.

)(i 'to the frame and in a l a cover plate 185) of a sleevel" said sleeves are received,

ing forwardlv and havlate llfl thereon. Sleeve 133 from the sleeve 183, the operating arm 195 being received through a slot 196 in stud sleeve-box.

Each of the operating arms has an axially movable handle 201 thereon, (see also. Fig. 11). The handle is provided with a. 'posi; tioning lug; .402 which is normally urged tovvard recesses 203 in the index-plate 1.91 by a spring 204: received in the bore of said handle between a shoulder 206 on the operating arm and the bottom wall of said bore. A pin 207 received through the arm and in slots'208' in the handle prevents turning of the handle for insuring coactive relation bet-wccn the lugs and. recesses, which act as stops for positioning the operating arms in relation for causing coaction between the gear elements of the variablospeed and driving means for the drilLSPindle. I

Referring to Fig. 6, it will be noted that the. driving gear 106 meshes with the internal gear at one side of the axes of rota-' tion 01"- the driving gears 106 and 107, and that the driving gear 107 meshes with the external gear about the drill-spindle at the other side of said axes of rotation. If the driving gears rotate in the same direction, this arrangement results in driving the drillspindle in opposite directions when the respective driving rears are respectively in mesh selectively with the internal gear'and external gear about the. drill-spindle. in order to etlect similarity of direction of ro tation when the respective driving gears are selectively in mesh with the internal and external gear about the drill-spindle, the operat-ing arm 1.39 may be shifted in, opposite di-' reetions when one of said gears is in iesh, for obtaining a given direction of rotation of the drill-spindle, from the directions in which said operating arm is moved when the other of said'driving in operative relation with the. gear about the drill-spindle, thus causing opposite rotation of the shaft 117 through the clutches of gears 127, 128, and etl'eeting similarity of direction of driving rotation of the drill-spindle.

lit it is desired to obviate the necessity of thus oppositely shifting the operating lever, an intermediate gear may be interposed between one ot' said driving gear-sand one of said gears about the drill-spindle. A modification ot' the invention of this character is exemplified in I l5 and 16, in which the modified parts areexomplified by similar but meshes with the internal gear and is fast on th sleeve iOS which is axially niovahlc on the shalt 112.

In operation, assumin that gear 122 is operatively connected with gear 119, and

driving gear 106 is operatively connectedwith the internal gear about the drill-spindle, a low speed ratio of rotation of the drill-spindle, which for example may. be inwhich as an example may be instanced as v one hundred and twenty revolutions per minute, is imparted to the drill-spindle. If now the gear-sleeve 123 is shifted for engaging the gear 121 with gear 118, this high speed ratio of the drill-spindle is increased to two hundred and ninety-seven revolutions per minute, an increase in high speed ratio of 2.475 to 1, or, when compared with the low speed of twenty revolutions per minute when employing the internal gear for transmitting the speed, a total increase in speed ratio of 1&85 to 1.

These marked differences in speed of rotation of the spindle are effected ithout material change in the speedof rotation of the speed changing gearing, thereby preventing the necessity of excessive speeds in said speed changing gearing.

lVhen the driving gearing is in operative relation with the external gear about the spindle, the comparatively large internal gear acts with a fly-wheel effect upon the spindle for insuring uniformity of rotation at the high speeds,

These various resultants of speeds are,

transmitted through the feed gearing into speeds'of-axial movement of the-spindle, the various speeds being multiplied by the speed changes instanced in the feeding mechanism.

The varieties of speeds obtained by the speed changing mechanism in the drill-head may be increased to desired extent by variable speed mechanism at the column,'exempl fied by thestep-pulley 29, although it is obvious that a suitable speed-box, operated by an electric motor, or other speed varying means, may be employed, for increasing the low speed ratios and the high speed ratios respectively of the drill-spindle through the ;drill'head 'mechanism.

It is obvious that-changes in the speedwarying mechanism may be made-within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of our invention.

'Having thus fully described our inver 'tive connection with tion, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a drilling machine, the combination of a drill-spindle, aninternal gear and an external gear about said drill'spindle, and variable speed gearing arranged for operasaid drill spindle through said internal gear and said external gear respectively for selectively causing lowgear ratio eifect and high-gear ratio effect upon said drill-spindle.

, 2. In a drillingmachine,the combination of a drill-spindle, an internal gear and an external gear about said drill-spindle for selectively driving the same, driving gears for said internal gear and external gear respectively, and means causing selective driving of said drill-spindle by means o1 said internal gear and external gear respectively, said driving gears having their axes of rotation within the cylindrical projection of the pitch-line of the teeth of said internal gear. 7

' 3. In a drilling machine, the combination of a drill-spindle, an internal gear and an external gear about said drill-spindle for selectively driving the same, said internal gear being of substantially larger pitchdiameter than the pitch-diameter of said ex- -ternal gear, and speed-change gearing having connection with said respective gears between the pitch-diameters thereof for selectively driving said drill-spindle at selective speeds by means of said internal gear or of said external gear.

4. In a drilling machine, the combination of a drill-spindle, an internal gearanrl an external gear about said drill-spindle, said internal gear being of substantially larger pitch-diameter than the pitch-diameter of said external gear, a driving gear for said internal gear, and a driving gear for said external gear, said first-named 'drivinggear being of substantially less pitch-diameter than the pitch-diameter of said last-named driving gear, and arranged' for driving said drill-spindle at substantially different speeds by means of said internal gear and external gear respectively.

5. In a drilling machine, the combination of a drill-spindle, an internal gear and an external gear about said drill-spindle for selectively driving the same, Zdriving gears for said internal gear and external gear respectively, means causing selective driving of said internal gear and external gear respectively by said respective driving gears, said driving gears having their axes of rotation within the cylindrical projection of the pitch-line of the'teeth of said'in'ternal gear, and variable speed gearing having selective Operative connection with said driving gears respectively for multiplying the speeds im parted to said spindle by said'internal gear and by s d external. gear respectively,

1 said (XlZOXZL 11'). in a drilling machine, the combination,

in a drilling machine, the combination oi a drill-spindle, an internai gear and an external gear of relatively greater and less diameters respectivcl about said drill-spindie for driving the same, and axially inovf ring arranged to be moved into znesh with e1the1' said internal gear or sa1d external gear.

1 in a of an axia "feedable drill-spindle, an interdriiling machine, the combination ll inoval oi an axialiv i cedable drill-spindle, an inter nal gear and an external g=ar about said driil pindle for driving the same, variabic ring, means for operative connection bu ween said variable speed gearing and said internal gear or external gear respectively, and means for selectively driving said variable sp d gearing in reverse dir ctions.

51*. in a lrilling machine, the combination fieedahie drill-spindle, an int and an external gear about 1 lie for tating the sa111c, a pinion "d for rotating said internal gear, a nged for rotating said ext :rnal :ion and gear having coincident ion, means for selcctivel rotatpinion and said last-named gear ati speeds, and means for causing oper- :onnt 'on between said last-named selectively through saidanion and lass-nan ed gcr r with said internal gear and 1 gear respectively.

of a pindle, an internal gear and an extei gear aoont said drill-snndle Ior driving the same, ax1ally movable driving gears arranged to selectively mesh with said internal gear and said external gear at opposite sides of the axis of rotation of said driving gears, and means for driving said axially movable driving gears at diti'ercnt speeds.

11. in a drilling machine, the combination of a. drill-spindle, an internal gear and an external gear about said drill-sfpindle rotating the same, the pitch-diameter said internal gear being larger than the pitchdiameter of said external gear, and gears of diti'erent diameters having'coincident axes of rotation between said pitch diameters, said last -nan1ed gears in train with said gears about said drill-spindle for causing maintenanc e ot' sii'nilari'tji o'f direction of r0 taiion of said drill-spindle when driven by. said respective gears thereabout.

In a drilling machine, the combination of a drill-spindle, an internal ear and an externai gear about; saiddrill-spindle for f the same, aid internal gear havii g a pitch-dianietcr than the pitch-diame- "aid extcrnai gear, driving gears for .ears about said drill-spindle having otation between said pitcl1-tlia1nei an intermediate gear between one gears about said drill-spindle and riving gears for causing maintenance ilarity of direction of rotation of said ill-s in le.

13. in a drilling machine, the con1bina tion of a drillrspindle, an internal gear of comparatively large diameter about said drill-spindle and having a fly-wheel eflec-t .nereon for rotating the same, an external gear about said drill-spindle for rotating the same, and speed changing gez'iring arranged for selective operative connection with said internal gear and said external gear.

ii. in a drilling machine, the combination of a drilhspindle, an internal gear of l .f 'ii dianictcr having a fly-wheel eiiect upon drill-spindle located about said drill- (ls for driving the same, an external gear small diameter about said drillspindie for driving the same, a small driving gear arranged to mesh with said internai I largedriving gear arranged to mesh with said external gear, speed varyin means for changing the speeds of said drivin and means for seleetivel Y o eratively connecting said speed varying means through said respective driving gears with. said spindle.

in drilling machine, the combination of a drill-spindle, an internal gear and an external gear about said drill-spindle for rotating the same, an upright shaft parallel with said drill-spindle having an axis of rotation within. the pitch-line of the teeth of said internal gear, a bearing located between.

the planes perpendicular to said drill-spin-- 'die in which said internal gear and said external gear are respectively located, a sleeve about said shaft in said bearing, a pinion at one end of said sleeve arranged for meshing with said internal gear, a gear at, the other end of said sleeve arranged for operative connection with said external gear, and means for shifting said sleeve longitudinally for selective operative relation of said pinion and said gear on said sleeve respectively with said internal gear and said external tion or a drill-head, a bearing the-rein, a

said sleeve, an internal gear at the upper end of said'sleeve, an external gear at the lower end ofsaid sleeve, driving gears having axes of rotation between the p1tch-diametersof said gears about said spindle, and

variable speed means for selectively rotating said driving gears at difi'erent speeds.

18. In a drilling machine,-the combination of a drill-head, a drill-spindle having axial movement in said drill-head, an inverted cupped internal gear'about said drillspindle, a pinion arranged for meshing therewith, an external gear about said drillspindle, a gear arranged to mesh therewith, a drive-shaft, and means for causing selective operative connection between said driveshaft selectively through said pinion and internal gear and through said last-named gear and said external gear for rotating said spindle, said inverted cupped internal gear actingas a fly-wheel upon said drill-spindle during said last-named relation of gearing,

19. In a drilling machine, the combination of a drill-spindle, a pair of parallel shafts parallel with said drill-spindle, axially movablespeed change gearing abouteach of said shafts for imparting multiplied speed variations between said shafts and one of said shafts and said spindle, said axially movable speed change gearing on said lastnamed shaft including a pinion and a gear, and an internal gear and an external gear about said spindle with which said pinion and gear are arranged'to have operative drive connection for rotating said spindle.

'20. In a drilling machine, 'the combination of a drill-spindle, a. train of speed change gearing for axially feeding said drill-spindle, an internal gear and an external gear whose axes of rotation are'coi'ncident with the axis of rotation of said drillspindle and arranged for operative connection with said drill-spindle and said speedchange gearing for rotating the same, said internal gear having a larger pitch-diameter I than the pitch-diameter of said external gear,

drive-gears for said internal gear and exter-.

nal gear having axes of rotation between said pitch-diameters, and variable speed gearing for driving said'drive-gears atfdifferent speeds.

In testimony whereof, we have hereunto I signed our names in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses. v

HERMAN l W. SCHATZ, AUGUSTUS M. SOSA.

Witnesses:

ALBERT L. JENNINGS, I ALLEN A. EDWARDS. 

